1983
Wayne County Press Obituary Summaries
Originally saved and organized by Verla Morrie & Bettie Wheat
Transcribed with permission from above April, 2008 by Michael J. Von Gebel in conjunction with Laurie Selpien, if you would like an actual copy of the obituary you can email me at vongoebel@hotmail.com;
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Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Married |
Buried |
Obit Date |
Father/Mother |
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Adams, Ethel Adeline |
Feb 15, 1919, Christopher |
Dec. 8, 1983, Fairfield |
Rev. Ellsworth Adams, May 18, 1937, Detroit, MI |
Harrison Cem., Christopher |
Dec 12, 1983 WCP |
Clarence & Barbara Viola (Rogers) Dial |
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Allison, Sarah |
Feb. 18, 1914, White Co. |
Oct. 3, 1983, Fairfield |
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Kuykendall Cem., nr Carmi, IL |
Oct. 9, 1983 |
Isaac & Flora (Parker) Yates |
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Andrews, Ella |
May 7, 1887, Jasper Twp. |
Oct. 14, 1983, Fairfield |
Roy Andrews, 1912- died, 1960 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Oct. 17, 1983 WCP |
John & Elizabeth (Wallace) Matthews |
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Armstrong, Hubert |
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Feb.23,1983, Lawrenceville, IL |
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Feb. 24, 1983, WCP |
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Armstrong, John |
Nov. 5, 1897, Omaha |
Sep. 2, 1983, Springfield, IL |
Lindell Whitson, 1918, Fairfield |
Elmwood Cem., Flora, IL |
Sep. 5, 1983 WCP |
Simpson & Clemmie (Troutsdale) Armstrong |
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Arnold, Jacob H. |
Aug. 15, 1886, Mt. Erie |
Dec. 28,1983, Olney, IL |
Ella Spitler, Sept.,1908, Wayne Co., IL |
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Dec 29, 1983 WCP |
Jacob & Barbara (Danterman) Arnold |
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Atkinson, Opal |
Mar. 8 1902, Boyleston |
Dec 31, 1982, Fairfield, IL |
Charles Franklin Atkinson, Apr. 7, 1923 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Jan 3, 1983 WCP |
Robert & Cora (Jones) Young |
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Atwood, Loyde |
May 17, 1924, Camillas, NY |
Dec. 17, 1983, Flora, IL |
Mary Ann Hendricks, Mar. 6, 1945, Olney, IL |
Travers Cem., Wayne Co. |
Dec. 19, 1983 WCP |
William Q. & Rachel E. (Gardner) Atwood; WWII |
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Aug, Roy E. |
Belair |
July 25, 1983, Marion |
Violet McGrew, 1934 |
Batavia, IL |
Jul 28, 1983 |
Frank & Sadie (Wright) Aug |
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Austin, Charles D. |
May 5, 1909, nr Wayne City |
Jul 23, 1983, Indianapolis, IN |
Myrtle Lois Cook, July 8, 1945 |
Atlanta Cemetery, Atlanta, IL |
Jul 25, 1983, Pantagraph |
John & Rosa Keen Austin |
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Bailey, Charles |
Oct 24, 1885, Arkansas |
Jul 23, 1983, Mt. Vernon |
M1-Mae, M2 Mary Garrison |
Thomason Cemetery |
Jul 25, 1983, WCP |
Henry & Jane (Harris) Bailey |
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Barbre, Raymond |
June 22, 1898, Illinois |
Jul 25, 1983, Enfield, IL |
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Maple Ridge Cem., Carmi, IL |
Jul. 28, 1983 |
Virgil & Mary (Stanley) Barbre |
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Barnard, Rickey D. |
Jan. 24, 1949, Wayne Co. |
Oct. 2, 1983, Wayne City |
June Loker, Jun. 15, 1968, Keenes |
Thomason Cemetery |
Oct. 3, 1983 WCP |
Lavern & Doria (Draper) Barnard |
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Barrett, Walter |
Nov. 18, 1901, Wayne Co. |
Oct. 4, 1983, Fairfield |
Irene Lambrich Oct. 7, 1922, Cisne, IL; She died May 5, 1973 |
Cisne Cem. |
Oct. 6, 1983 WCP |
Enos & Leota (Carson) Barrett |
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Bashore, Hattie Margaret |
Oct. 15, 1896, Wayne Co. |
Dec. 20, 1983, Fairfield |
Ben Bashore Sep. 7, 1919; He died Aug. 31, 1979 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Dec. 22, 1983 WCP |
William Henry & Frances (Cline) Morlan |
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Bell, Amber Lee |
Mar. 25, 1980, Princeton, IN |
Nov. 10, 1983, Sikeston, MO |
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Nov. 14, 1983 WCP |
John & Connie E. (Davis) Bell |
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Bell, Connie E. |
July 18, 1957, Mt. Vernon |
Nov. 10, 1983, Sikeston, MO |
John Bell |
Cubb Prairie Cem., nr Mt. Vernon |
Nov. 14, 1983 WCP |
Kenneth E. & Betty L. (Sursa) Davis |
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Bell, Laramie Joe |
Apr. 28, 1979, Mt. Carmel |
Nov. 10, 1983, Sikeston, MO |
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Nov. 14, 1983 WCP |
John & Connie E. (Davis) Bell |
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Bennett, Nellie Weaver |
Jul 28, 1898, Johnsonville |
Aug. 30, 1983, California |
Charles Bennett |
California |
Sep 15, 1983, WCP |
Frank & Lillie Weaver |
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Benskin, Orville |
Mar. 22, 1903, Clay Co. |
Feb 18, 1983, Flora, IL |
Ethel Gill, Feb. 9, 1927, Olney, IL |
Kneff Cem., nr. Flora, IL |
Feb. 21, 1983 WCP |
Charles & Lucy (Roger) Benskin |
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Blackburn, Opal V. |
Dec 23, 1907, Berry Twp. |
Sep 22, 1983, Fairfield |
William C. Blackburn, Nov. 23, 1929 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Sep. 22, 1983, WCP |
Charles S. & Clara (Simms) Finley |
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Blake, Nellie |
Aug 4, 1889, Keenes |
May 14, 1983, Lomira, WI |
Charles Blake, Aug. 19, 1908, Wayne Co. |
Salem-Mateer Cem., Wayne Co. |
May 17, 1983, WCP |
John T. & Emma Newman Payne |
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Book, Robert E. |
Barnhill |
Feb., 1983, Abbeville, LA |
Delephine Woodrow- deceased; M2- Unknown in Louisiana |
Indian Bayou, LA |
Feb 14, 1983 WCP |
Mr. & Mrs. I.O. Book |
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Boze, Effie Thomas |
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Dec. 26, 1983, Orange, CA |
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Dec. 26, 1983 WCP |
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Boze, W. Homer |
Mar. 1, 1897, Pleasant Grove |
Jul 14, 1983, Fairfield |
Jennie Shorb, Jan. 21, 1922, Fairfield |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Jul 14, 1983, WCP |
Andrew & Christina (Jordan) Boze |
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Bratton, Dorothy |
Nov. 21, 1917, Wayne Co. |
Aug. 14, 1983, Elgin |
Doyle Bratton |
Algonquin Cem. Algonquin, IL |
Aug 15, 1983, WCP |
Thomas & Anna Miller |
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Brawley, Michelle Renee |
Sep. 16, 1983, Mt. Vernon |
Nov. 7, 1983, St. Louis, MO |
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Thomason Cemetery |
Nov. 10, 1983 WCP |
Michael & Lisa (Russell) Brawley |
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Brewer, Elsie Delores |
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Dec. 29, 1983, Indianapolis, IN |
Wayne Brewer |
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Briley, Mildred Louise |
Jun. 15, 1915, Mill Shoals |
July 13, 1983, Evansville, IN |
Wilburn Briley, Apr. 10, 1937 |
East Antioch Cem. |
Jul 14, 1983, WCP |
Edward & Laura (Kendall) West |
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Brockfield, Lydia Rose |
Sep. 30, 1904, Warren Co., MO |
Nov. 13, 1983, Wright City, MO |
Victor E. Brockfield Sr., June, 1930 |
Warrenton Cem., Warrenton, MO |
Nov. 28, 1983 WCP |
Henry & Alvina (Schroer) Dothage |
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Brooks, Roy O. |
Mar. 17, 1899. Wayne Co. |
Jan. 12, 1983, Grundy, IL |
M1- Ethel (????) died 1950; M2-Pherne Onson, 1951 |
Braceville-Gardner Cem., nr. Coal City |
Jan. 13, 1983 WCP |
Clark & Ethel (Hart) Brooks |
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Brown, Edythe |
Jan. 31, 1895, Grayville, IL |
Feb. 4, 1983, Fairfield, IL |
Ross E. Brown, Dec. 22, 1915 |
Bestow Cem. |
Feb 7, 1983, WCP |
Henry & Carrie (O'Dell) Nicklaus |
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Brown, Ethel M. |
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Aug, 1983, Lebanon, IL |
Frank Brown |
Salem |
Aug 22, 1983, WCP |
Wellington & Mary (Vanfossan) Huntsberry |
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Brown, James D. |
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Dec. 17, 1983, Tuscon, AZ |
Anita Van Meter, 1948 |
Tuscon, AZ |
Dec. 22, 1983 WCP |
David & Julia Brown |
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Brown, Mary (Hedrick) Cole |
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Aug. 25, 1983, Auburndale, FL |
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Lakeland Memorial Gardens |
Sep. 1, 1983 WCP |
John W. & Lillie Hedrick |
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Brown, R. Merle |
Jun 27, 1910, Wayne Co. |
Oct. 10, 1983 |
Wanda Hillenburg-she died in 1976 |
Phillips Cem., Streator, IL |
Oct. 12, 1983, Pantagraph |
Willard & Nora Hansen Brown |
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Bruce, Clara |
Sep. 17, 1890, Keenes |
Feb. 17, 1983, Fairfield |
Ira Bruce, Sep. 5, 1908, Wayne Co. |
Salem Cem., nr. Wayne City |
Feb. 21, 1983 WCP |
Marion & Arminda (Mandrell) Shook |
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Brummett, Larry L. |
Dec. 19, 1937, Wayne Co. |
Nov. 15, 1983, Mattoon, IL |
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Haven Hill Cem., Olney, IL |
Nov. 17, 1983, WCP |
Pearl & Hattie (Gardner) Brummett Sr. |
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Bryant, Esther Gray |
Dec. 18, 1906, Mt. Carmel |
Jul 1, 1983, Fairfield |
Richard Bryant |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Jul 4, 1983, WCP |
Sherman & Effie (Houston) Briner |
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Buchanan, Lucille |
Nov 27, 1913, Shawneetown |
Feb 6, 1983, Fairfield |
Clarence Buchanan, Sep. 20, 1930, Albion |
Graceland Cem., Albion, IL |
Feb 7, 1983, WCP |
Lonzo & Mylie (Douglas) Mayhall |
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Buchanan, Willard E. |
Jul 3, 1906, Wayne Co. |
Sep. 28, 1983, Mt. Vernon |
Blanche Gilbert, Aug. 19, 1930, Wayne Co. |
Olive Branch Cem. |
Oct. 3, 1983 WCP |
Oscar & Emma (Koger) Buchanan |
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Bullard, Mamie |
Jan. 25, 1899, Effingham Co. |
Jun 7, 1983, Rinard, IL |
Virgil Bullard, 1922, Wayne Co. |
Johnsonville Cem. |
Jun 9, 1983, WCP |
Henry & Ida (Haynes) Galbraith |
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Burkett, Earl |
May 19, 1896, Wayne Co. |
Aug 13, 1983, Russellville, AR |
Grace Hook |
Orchardville RLDS Cem. |
Aug. 15, 1983, WCP |
William & Parthenia (Henson) Burkett |
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Butcher, Burlie |
Jan. 7, 1903, Marion Co. |
Aug. 24, 1983, Flora, IL |
Clela Malone, Feb. 27, 1927, Marion Co. |
Floral Garden of Memories, Flora |
Aug. 25, 1983, WCP |
Cam & Kate (Shieley) Butcher |
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Butler, John |
Jan. 26, 1916, Wayne City |
Jun. 29, 1983, Fairfield |
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Thomason Cem. |
Jun. 30, 1983 WCP |
Mortin & Mary Anna (Robertson) Butler |
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Caldwell, John T. |
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Oct. 14, 1983, Mendota, IL |
Beulah Sledge, 1940 |
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Oct. 17, 1983 WCP |
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Caldwell, Martin |
May, 12, 1903, Ohio |
May 10, 1983, Lewisville, TX |
M1- Donnie (dec.), M2 Barbara Hayes |
Flower Mound Cem., Flower Mound, TX |
May 12, 1983 |
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Calhoun, Golda |
Jun 1, 1897, Goldengate |
Nov. 20, 1983, Mt. Vernon |
Earl Calhoun, early 1940's |
Thomason Cemetery |
Nov 24, 1983 WCP |
James & R. (Kemps) Lathrop |
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Cantrell, Johnie |
Oct. 1, 1900, Wayne Co. |
Jan. 8, 1983, Flora, IL |
Ruby Lee, Jun 6, 1935, Fairfield |
Powers Cem. |
Jan. 13, 1983 WCP |
Walter & Essie (Easley) Cantrell |
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Carpenter, Flossie M. |
Jun 28, 1892, Wayne Co. |